Rockwell Automation Arena OptQuest Users Guide - Manual (Page 39)

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To add each suggested solution:
1. Right-click on the Suggested Solution node and choose Add New. The Suggested
Solutions editor will display the Controls and values that have been included in the
optimization.
2. When the editor opens, you may enter a solution name and may modify the suggested
values in the grid. If the value you type violates the bounds of the control, the cell will
turn yellow.
3. The Check Solution button validates the individual solution being entered in the grid.
It checks to be sure that all values are within the bounds of the controls and that the
solution doesn’t violate any constraint. A message box displays to tell you the results
of the check action of the solution.
4. When you are satisfied with the entry, click OK to save the solution and return to the
Suggested Solutions Summary window.
The Suggested Solutions window displays all the suggested solutions you have defined.
The solutions can be edited or deleted by clicking on the solution name in the tree or
clicking the Modify or Delete buttons in the editor.
Solutions can be included or excluded from the optimization by checking or clearing the
Included check box in the first column.
The Duplicate Selected Solution button allows you to make a copy of the selected row.
You can then edit one or more of the controls to create your own suggested solution.
After an optimization has run, the Best Solutions node allows you to select one or more
solutions and save them as suggested solutions.
Suggested solutions are also checked when you start an optimization. The optimization
won’t start if there are infeasible suggested solutions or suggested solutions with bad
values. You can either correct the solution or not include the solution in the problem.
If you check the Run only suggested solutions checkbox on the Options dialog, only the
suggested solutions will be evaluated. OptQuest’s engine will not search for other
solutions.
Running the optimization
Once the optimization settings are complete and you have clicked to start the
optimization, the problem will run through an error checker before the optimization
actually begins. If there are errors, one or more message boxes will be displayed, and the
optimization will not run until the errors are removed. You can also look for errors by